The existence of a psycho-physical parallelism in humans and other conscious creatures requires an “interaction” between subjectivity and physiology, where consciousness is as much a casual agent as the molecules and atoms of the system. This interaction is illustrated in the fanciful case of an ancient fish that has a “painful” experience and a corresponding physiological response. The model...
In a previous paper, the author proposed a quantum mechanical interaction that would insure that the evolution of subjective states would parallel the evolution of biological states, as required by von Neumann's theory of measurement. The particular model for this interaction suggested an experiment that the author has now performed with negative results. A modified model is outlined in this...